29th July

…different branches on the same tree. It is tender and known as the Clanwilliam cedar. Widdringtonia cedarbergersis Widdringtonia cedarbergersis Another oddity beside this conifer, Podanthus ovatifolius. It is a large…

9th May

…2020 – CHW One learns something totally irrelevant every day! Ucodendron whartonii, which flowered here for the first time last year, is now considered to be Disanthus ovatifolius. We had…

22nd July

…only just appearing on Disanthus ovatifolius (ucodendron whartonii). Slow in this heatwave. Disanthus ovatifolius Magnolia lotungensis is getting away well with excellent new growth. Magnolia lotungensis Clethra mexicana looking well…

9th April

…for, I think, the third or fourth year at Caerhays. We are now told to call this Disanthus ovatifolius which may well annoy Crûg Farm Plants who first introduced this…

9th November

…flowers we have ever seen here on Disanthus cercidifolius. Tiny and I had thought to expect these in the spring. Very similar to Disanthus ovatifolius (previously Uocodendron whartonii) which proves…

13th July

…cymosa just coming into flower alongside the peculiar Podanthus ovatifolius. Bowkeria cymosa 2020 – CHW Last week we visited Bonython garden. As usual the herbaceous borders were looking at their…